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Ukraine Says Nuclear Plants 'Operating Normally'

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine, in its update at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Monday 28 February said, there have been "no violations" …

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Chinese SMR Containment Takes Shape

The lower section of the steel containment shell has been installed for the ACP100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project at the Changjiang nuclear p…

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IAEA Calls Extraordinary Meeting to Discuss Ukraine Nuclear Safety

​The International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday said it was calling an extraordinary meeting of its board of governors next week "to discuss the current situ…

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Nuclear, Coal, LNG: ‘No Taboos’ in Germany’s Energy About-Face

Germany signalled a U-turn in key energy policies on Sunday, floating the possibility of extending the life-spans of coal and even nuclear plants to cut depende…

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Vattenfall Suspends Nuclear Fuel Deliveries From Russia

Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall AB will cease taking any deliveries of nuclear fuel from Russia for its nuclear power plants following Russia’s invasion…

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Chinese Nuclear Steam Supply Project Launched

A project has started at the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province to supply steam to a nearby petrochemical plant

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Russian Forces Just Captured Chernobyl. What Are the Radioactive Risks?

The facility suffered a catastrophic meltdown in 1986, but actual nuclear weapons represent a more concerning atomic threat.

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IAEA Says Ukraine Nuclear Power Plants Running Safely, No 'Destruction' at Chernobyl

Ukraine's operational nuclear power plants are running safely and there has been no "destruction" at the remaining waste and other facilities at Chernobyl, …

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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Under Russian Control

According to recent reports, the Russian military has taken control of areas in the south of the country and the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Russian p…

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Putin’s Ukraine Move Puts a Northern Finland Nuclear Plant Project in Jeopardy

Although construction work at the site of the proposed new nuclear power plant in Pyhäjoki in northern Finland is in full swing, developments in Ukraine could …

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Research to Upgrade Dtress Measurement Techniques for Nuclear Fusion Power Plants

Materials engineers at the University of Surrey and the UK Atomic Energy Authority are supporting an international effort to develop a new, economically viable …

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New Funding Mechanism Essential to Increasing Nuclear Capacity in the UK

A new funding mechanism for the nuclear sector, the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model, has the potential to increase the UK’s nuclear capacity to 24GW over the …

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Fuqing 6 Reaches Full Power as Hongyanhe 6 Nears Startup

Unit 6 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province has reached 100% full power operation for the first time.

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Russia, Brazil Presidents Discuss Small Nuclear Plants

The two leaders talked at their Moscow meeting about the construction of onshore and offshore small capacity nuclear reactors in Brazil.

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$30B Georgia Power Nuclear Plant Delayed up to 6 More Months

Georgia Power Co. now says the first of two nuclear reactors it’s building at Plant Vogtle near Augusta might not begin generating electricity until as late as…